Geography
What is the Capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
Which region's economy depends heavily on tourism?
Southern
Which country invaded the native Indians of Mexico in the 1500s?
Spain
US and foreign-owned factories
Maquiladoras
What river borders Mexico and the US?
Rio Grande
Aztec
Which region is overpopulated with a high poverty rate?
Name the 3 tribes that first inhabited Mexico
Olmec
Maya
Aztec
Huge expanses of farm or ranch land
Haciendas
90% of Mexicans are this religion
Roman Catholic
Name the 3 countries Mexico borders.
US
Belize
Guatemala
Which region in Mexico was established as a mining region but is now fertile valleys and farms?
Central
Who led the Mexican revolution?
Miguel Hidalgo
Church outposts
Missions
Name the two cash crops in Southern Mexico.
Coffee and Sugar Cane
Name the 3 mountain ranges in Mexico
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Del Sur
Name the 4 Culture Regions
Southern
Mexico City
Central
Name 3 reasons why the native indians died out when the Europeans came to Mexico.
Disease
Slavery
Fighting with settlers
People of mixed African and European ancestry
Mulattoes
Why do Mexicans celebrate Day of the Dead?
to honor their ancestors
What are the two peninsulas of Mexico?
Yucatan
Baja
What does the Northern region rely on for economic purposes?
What year did Mexico gain their independence?
1821
People of mixed European and Indian ancestry
Mextizos
Name the 5 climate zones of Mexico
Steppe
Desert
Tropical Savanah
Highland
Humid Tropical